theocratic

adjective

theo·​crat·​ic ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik 

variants or less commonly theocratical

ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-ti-kəl 

: of, relating to, or being a theocracy

theocratically

ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of theocratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But changing a country, changing an entire regime, because Iran isn't just run by a strong man, there's an entire philosophy, a theocratic philosophy that undergirds the Iranian government. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

That debt has been settled in full by five decades of theocratic brutality and economic decay. —Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026

After four decades of theocratic rule, a regime that funded Hamas and Hezbollah, called for death to America and Israel, and exported terrorism globally was suddenly leaderless. —Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026

The 56-year-old has close ties to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), signaling a continuation of his father's hard-line theocratic rule. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for theocratic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• climatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic